Don Young: “This is a challenge to Congress. And the reason we are having these hearings is trying to get somebody to start talking…”

Congress authorized the leasing and development program within the 1002 Area of ANWR not on a whim, but after decades of robust debate.

We therefore firmly believe that a 45-day comment period will allow all stakeholders and the general public more than enough time to review the SEIS and provide meaningful comment.

When the tribe asked Congressman Don Young to cosponsor the bill years ago, he looked me in the eye and said, so the landowners get resolved, the tribe still has to prove its case, are you sure that is what you want? I said, yes, sir, it…

I come before you today to plead on behalf of all Alaskans for relief from the inimical policies imposed by the current Administration.